Reading Comprehension course

Ma. Yanin Rodriguez J.

English Course teacher

Mayo-Julio 2019
 SESSION # 2 AGENDA

• Observations and comments regarding

EC1(module 1)
• Opening EC2 (module 2) Presentation
and overview
 FORUM ACTIVITY OBSERVATIONS
Delivery of comments, opinions, and information:

PUNCTUATION
Begin a phrase with capital letter. Avoid full capitalization of ideas.
Some nouns like names, nationalities or important words.
Ideas in English are usually short. Use commas, semicolon, periods or full stops.

WORD CHOICE
Be careful with “false” cognates (lecture, respect etc). Verify in the dictionary. Correct use of
pronouns(he, she, we, they, you), possessive adjectives (his, her, its, our, their)-el uso incorrecto de
estas palabras afecta la coherencia de lo que quieren decir*

OTHER COMMENTS
In the fórums, it’s not necessary to create new threads to reply to a classmate.
Always reply to partners when they ask a question.
Be more precise when commenting other person’s post. Avoid shallow meaningless or too simple
comments.
Sending attachments in forums is not appropriate.
NO SPANGLISH. Either use English or Spanish to post or reply.
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Suggested ways to present ideas, reply, agree or
disagree
 “Hi, Nancy. I see your point and I also can say…”
 “That’s right Sebastian….let’s remember that… or
I’d like to complement your ideas by saying that
this person ……..”
 “Thanks for your opinion/comment, but I don’t
quite understand….”
ECL2 CONTENTS AND ACTIVITIES (Actividades
Modulo 2) June 14th-June28th
Readings:
 1. “Colombia’s goal”
 2. “Top five things to achieve worklife and balance”
 3. “Are grades at postgrade level irrelevant?”

Activities:
Activity 1: Forum 2 (two moments: before and after reading 2; after reading 2)
Activity 2: Workshop 2(Taller 3)
Activity 3: Workshop 3 (Taller 4)